Author: Michael Hall

February Festivals Of Interest To Northern California Bluegrass Fans

Here are the February festivals of interest to Northern California bluegrass fans:

FEBRUARY

Every February Friday & Saturday — Hillbilly Robot Festival, Plough & Stars, San Francisco:

1 — John Barleycorn, The Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion

7 — Joe Rut & The Sunshine Shovelers

8 — Essence & Gold Country, Ruby Lee Hill

14 — Noelle & the Deserters, Aaron Burnham

15 — Geoffrey Miller, Dave Ricketts

21 — The Dogweeds, Clementine Darling

22 — Mae McCoy & Her Neon Stars, Poi Rogers

28 — Geoff Miller and the Rockin’ Rousers.

13-17 ā€“ KKUP Bluegrass Marathon, South Bay & Monterey Bay Areas (91.5FM) and online (www.kkup.org).

19-23 ā€“ Folk Alliance International Conference, Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, MontrĆ©al, QuĆ©bec, Canada.

20-23 ā€“ Wintergrass, Hyatt Regency, Bellevue. WA.

FEBRUARY-MARCH

February 28-March 2 — WinterWonderGrass, Steamboat Springs, CO. (There will not be a WinterWonderGrass-Tahoe in 2025.)

February 28-March 2 — Bluegrass On The Beach, Lake Havasu City, AZ.

 

Time For Bluegrass Promoters To Send Flyers For The NCBS Information Booth

The Northern California Bluegrass Society Information Booth carries flyers for all festivals and other events of interest to Northern California bluegrass fans. The booth will provide information throughout the upcoming bluegrass event season.

The first booth outing this year will be on March 8, 2025.Ā Now is the time for promoters and bands to send in flyers for the booth volunteers to hand out. Send to:Ā Michael Hall, 610 Island Place, Redwood City, CA 94065. Flyers will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

We look forward to seeing everyone in a few weeks! Stop by the booth and say hello! We will say hello right back!

 

 

 

NCBS/SCBS Accepts Tax-Advantaged Donations To Support Area Bluegrass

The Northern California Bluegrass Society supports area bluegrass and is a California Not-For-ProfitĀ CorporationĀ withĀ Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3)Ā status that is also known as theĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society. Ā The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No.Ā isĀ 94-2907716.

Mail-In Donations:Ā NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.

NCBS Online Donations

NCBS Stolen & Missing Instrument Page Is On This Website

TheĀ NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page is on this website. It provides a central reporting location for the recovery of stolen or lost bluegrass instruments.Ā This service is for bothĀ theft victimsĀ andĀ used instrument buyers.Ā The FREE page is searchable, and links can be added to connect additional information about the instrument. Please post again when the instrument is recovered.

AJ Lee & Blue Summit Launches New SierraGrass Festival

AJ Lee & Blue Summit and Sierra Meadows will launch a new Northern California bluegrass festival on Mother’s Day Weekend. The inaugural SierraGrass Festival will be held Friday-Saturday May 9-11, 2025.

The Friday evening and all-day Saturday event will be held at Sierra Meadows, a former golf courseĀ in Ahwahnee (Madera County). Weekend RV and tent camping options will be available. More details will be announced soon.

AJ Lee

 

 

 

NCBS/SCBS Is A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization

The Northern California Bluegrass Society is aĀ California Not-For-ProfitĀ CorporationĀ withĀ Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3)Ā status that is also known as theĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.Ā NCBS/SCBS accepts tax-advantaged donations to support its work. The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No.Ā isĀ 94-2907716.

Mail-In Donations:Ā NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.

NCBS Online Donations